The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-10-27

Mrs. Smith, wife Of farmer VIII,
resides near Sunbury, went to th,
house Of John p. Hass, neighbor
some months ago to sell some butter
and while in the front yard dog be
longing to Hass, jumped at her ant
bit her in the arm. The bite was not
N severe one and soon healed up. Mrs
Smith, however, had brought suit il
Court of Common Please, and tn,
jury rendered verdict in favor o
of Mrs. Smith, for $400 damage,
against the Haas estate, Haas having
died since suit was brought. We
publish this for the comfort of those
who keep worthless ours.
Thomas Rothfon, OF Franklin, last
week had an unpleasant adventure
in the woods south of town. lie was
out guning, and weary of walking sat
himself down at the side OF large
oak tree, his gun across his knee to
watch u squirrel tree.
While sitting there he repeatedly
heard rustling in the leaves behind
him, but paid no further attention to
IL than to look ia the direction, and
falling to see anything, again rcsum-
ed his guard over the squirrel tree.
All at once the racket ia the leaves
was so close and distinct that lie un.
consciously turned his head, when Ia
his horror, not foot from his face
and fully two feet from the ground
stood the head and forppart of n mon.
ster black snake, angrily darting her
forked tongue into his very fnce.
with on unutteruble yell aud spring
that landed him n rod one way aud
the gun the other, Tom escaped what
lie thought imminent danger OF life,
while the snake quietly coiled itself
and awaited results. Tom had en-
couutered "bushwhackers" ia the
South often enough to know how to
behave OH such an occasion, and it
did not take him long to get his gun
aud blow the reptiles head off. When
dead he measured the portion Of the
snake that remained aud found 1t
two and u half times as long as his
gun and eight inches in circumfer.
ence. Tom is IA member OF our r"Black
Mems Association" and the scare
made him nearer white than wp ever
saw him before. Should he get scar.
ed again it will be apt to disqualify
him us a'nember.
DEER HUNTING.
Everybody Is of deer hunting,
while the editor of the PosT, like II
race horse is paving the ground and
clamping his bit to get ut 'em too. and
when this cruel election is over and
all the carpets dowuand stoves black
need, lie will shoulder his Parker and
in company with crowd of good fol
lows, will cast dull care aside, bid
farewell to toll and care and HE to
the mountains, where roams in his
majesty the antlered monarch OF tn @
forest. Once in our hearing, an old
gentleman exclaimed: "As harsh
hunda ware oil recht w6ns net ware
far die gut awichy baraga, "and many
readers will no doubt agree with
the old gentleman, especially those
who have never experienced the
thrilling effect of the chase. There is
also great diversity of taste in sport
One man finds more comfort In whit
tlinS store>boX ut II corner grocery
than in Keeping up with the hounds
on the trail of IA wounded deer what
Is work for one man is play for an
other, and when the line is drawn be>
tween the expense of travel and
sporting, the man with the short
purse always takes TO the mountains
as the more congenial, cline -finan-
cially, physically, morally and intel
lectually. Lives there Il man with
soul so dead vino has not expert
enced an exhilerating effect when the
hills begin 10 resound and echo back
the commingled voices Of dogs aud
men-who has not been thrilled by
the triumphant yell of the hunter, as
with one foot OH the PROSTATE buck
and hat in hand, yells "all r:ght!n
Probably there are some who never
have and never want to experience il
it is entirely out of their line of
pleasure. Let me then lead those to
the tent, where OH IA red-hot stove
stand Il steauing coffee pot, pans Of
potatoes, onions, (always II favorite
dish) ham and perhaps deer liver.
with many other dainties too nu-
merous to mention composing IL
fare that wound distance u State din"
ner. Supper is announced, they
gather around the table, and, ye
gods, how they chisel desolation into
those victuas Supper over, pipes
and cigars are called and amid the
fumes of fragrant smoke the days
adventures are recounted-the sues
cessful Inarksman is toasted like an
Englisht lord, and all he does and says
is acknowledged right by general
consent. The lights burn dim, the
fires are outened and the hunters one
by one crawl into their impromptu
but extremely comfortable cots"
when all is quiet. In the morning
they arise strengthened and refresh-
ed-full of expectation Of what the